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The Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of war because the United States stated that they would use any means to stop the USSR from bringing missiles to Cuba. The USSR was just as determined to take the missiles to Cuba. This led to a tense stand off between the two countries. Had the USSR not backed down, the two countries would have gone to war and their allies would have been pulled into the conflict.

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